By Bobbie Glasheen I was asked to write an ethical will to leave with my descendants; to record the values that are important to me. Doggone ponderous topic. If one plans to live forever, what matters an “ethical will” or any other will and testament, come to think of it. The forest is moist and…
Editor: Sorry, Mr. Kuscher, but you should never let Sunny outdoors. There are coyotes everywhere in Idyllwild and Pine Cove, day and night. I appreciate you taking the sweet cat into your home, but please rethink these outdoor adventures. Kathy Kieferdorf Pine Cove
Editor: We appreciate the excellent article on Sunny. We were on the outraged side of the “removing her from the Nature Center” controversy. So we are glad to hear things have really worked out; both for Sunny and for Gary Kuscher. Peter, Iris and Jake Davison Idyllwild
Editor: If this happens, people will die, property will be lost and a city already struggling will crumble. An act of this proportion takes months and years, not days, to finalize. Where will our paramedics or firefighters come from? The bottom of the barrel. The ones who couldn’t hack it. Where is the next available…
Many of you may not know that the Town Crier is as old as Idyllwild Arts. Our first issue printed in November 1946 and we are working out plans to celebrate our 70th year later with readers and advertisers invited. I love looking through past Town Criers and often get lost in reading old stories…
Editor’s note: Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff met with the editorial and reporting staff of the Idyllwild Town Crier last week. Sheriff Stan Sniff acknowledged the crime rate has been creeping up throughout Riverside County. This is the principal reason he wants to protect his department’s funding and has urged the Board of Supervisors to…
At about 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, three masked and as-yet-unidentified persons broke into the Idyllwild Garage lot and stole a vehicle. They broke into the lot by cutting the lock on the gate. Surveillance video showed the individuals checking cars in the lot before selecting a 2006 silver Ford Escape with California plates. Keys…
Although not entered as an official report, CHP recounted an incident with a Sysco truck on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 243 on Monday, June 6, at 4:45 p.m. The truck, with a full load, was reportedly going too fast on a curve, went off the roadway and hit a fence….
The San Jacinto City Council approved the draft Joint Powers Agreement with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District at its June 7 meeting. The council also directed its staff to continue to negotiate an extension of its contract with the Riverside County Fire Department. The council wants to see if the county will lower its cost…
65 years ago – 1951 The first services were held in the new Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. 60 years ago – 1956 The Idyllwild County Water District took over the Idyllwild Water Company. Meanwhile, the election of the proposed Pine Cove County Water District was set by county supervisors. 50 years ago – 1966 A…
